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Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American filmmaker. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965).
Robert Wise was a versatile and acclaimed filmmaker who directed, produced, edited and wrote many classic movies, such as West Side Story, The Sound of Music and The Andromeda Strain. He won four Oscars and was nominated for 26 more, and also worked with Orson Welles on Citizen Kane (1941).
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Apr 16, 2024 · Robert Wise (born September 10, 1914, Winchester, Indiana, U.S.—died September 14, 2005, Los Angeles, California) was an American movie director and producer whose many works include successful films of nearly every genre, though he is best remembered for the two musicals for which he won Academy Awards as best director, West Side Story (1961 ...
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May 18, 2018 · Robert Wise (1914–2005) was a versatile and influential film director who worked in many genres, from horror to musicals. He edited Citizen Kane and won Oscars for West Side Story and The Sound of Music.
Sep 15, 2005 · Sept. 15, 2005. Correction Appended. Robert Wise, a conscientious craftsman in many movie genres who twice received Academy Awards as best director, died yesterday at the U.C.L.A. Medical...
Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American film director, producer, and editor. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965).
